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From my earlier article of Chinese customary wedding proceedings in Singapore, you would have guessed how ‘busy’ is this life mile stone of mine in my early 30s. Busy! Now, besides wedding invites all year round, you would also have house warming and baby shower celebrations ‘invites from those earlier wedding invites! House warmings are those occasions where a newly wed couple had obtained keys to their public flats after a waiting period of maybe 3-5 years, done some splendid renovations at a cost from anywhere between $30K to beyond $100K, and woolah they are ready to invite family members and friends over to grace their home sweet home. One thing I find most irritating about house warmings is the living space for such big group of gatherings as most are done in public flats which is really not catered for big groups of 10 and above. And you would usually have 20-30 pax coming at about the same timing. The joy of going for such occasions is catching up with old friends and t...

When you are planning your big day, the list of items to plan is endless even though you have a wedding planner. Right from the start of the day to the end of the day, there are many things to consider and plan ahead. Let me skip the dresses, accessories and make up this round, I will show you how to plan your wedding day to ensure that your guests enjoy and remember this special occasion. The entire day has to be instagrammable and yet affordable. 01 Ambience Be it at your parents’ or your new home, you need to decorate the place to make them beautiful and instagrammable. Props such as balloons and flowers are a must! Without leaving your home, you can get from Taobao that ship to Singapore directly. You will be spoilt for choice for the kind of variations that they have and you can even customise the balloons according to your names, dates or special wordings. Most of them come in a package incase you do not have the time to shop around and mix and match. For last minute sho...